Background—It is suggested that in young adults the Ross procedure results in better late patient survival compared with mechanical prosthesis implantation. We performed a propensity score–matched study that assessed late survival in young adult patients after a Ross procedure versus that after mechanical aortic valve replacement with optimal self-management anticoagulation therapy. Methods and...

Representation is a cross-discipline topic that includes knowledge representation from the field of artificial intelligence, meaning representation from the field of natural language understanding, and structured information from information processing. The field of logic is replete with methods for representation and reasoning. In the areas of AI knowledge representation and reasoning, leading...

BACKGROUND Ross River virus is Australia's most common and widespread arbovirus. It causes epidemic polyarthritis and is associated with significant morbidity and cost to society. OBJECTIVE This article aims to increase clinicians' awareness of the epidemiological and clinical features of Ross River virus and provide information regarding prevention, diagnosis and management. DISCUSSION Ros...